Faucet



July 14, 1925.

W. G. ESTEP attorney Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATEs WILLIAM G. Es'rnr,A or DUQUESNE, vIIiiNNsYIAANIA.y

FAUCET.

Application filed April 16, 1925. Serial No. 23,609.

To all 4whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. Es'rnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duquesne, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Faucet, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to faucets, one of its objects being to provide a structure y,of this type having a Valve which will normally close under pressure, will always remain in irm engagement with its seat while closed, will not grind upon and be mutilated by the seat, and can be readily unseated against the action of fluid under pressure.

Another object is to provide a faucet the valve portion of which is readily accessible, can be easily cleaned and repaired, and will rarely get out of order.

. vWith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing` from the spirit of the invention.

ln the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

ln said drawings,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the device, portions being broken away.

Figure 2 is a central vertical transverse section.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the body portion of the faucet from which extends a tubular arm 2 and a. spout 3. The passage 4 in the arm 2 extends to a recess 5 which opens through the bottom of the body and extends under a partition 6 which separates the passage from the passage 7 in the spout 3. This partition has an opening 8 through which communication is established between the two passages 4t and 7 and formed on the bottom surface of the partition and around the opening 8 is a rib 9 which constitutes a valve seat.

A screw plug 10 is insertible into the opening 5, the thread thereon engaging the lower portion of the wall ofthe opening or recess as shown at 11. The inner portion of this plug is spaced from the wall of the recess 5 and the inner extremity of the plug is preferably substantially in the same plane 'suitable'material fastened to its upper surface so that spring 13 will thushold the disk normally pressed against seat 9, thereby to close communication throughthe opening 8. This position of the parts is clearly shown in Figure 2.

The body 1 has a boss 16 extending upwardly therefrom and interiorly screw threaded as indicated at 17. This boss is provided with a packing washer 18 and a screw cap 19. A stem 2O is mounted to slide and rotate within the gland and has a short thread 21 engaging the threaded portion 17 of the boss. The outer end of the stem 2O has a handle 22 or the like whereby it can be rotated readily. 'The inner end of the stem is adapted to bear against the disk 15 or, if preferred, the middle portion of Ithe valve 14.

Further rotation of the stem in the same i direction will not rotate the valve. Instead the valve will remain upon its seat as the stem continues to move away from the valve. lVhile the valve is against its seat the water pressure will be against the periphery thereof and will not be able to force the valve against the action of its spring. Thus there is no danger of leakage. By giving a slight turn to the stem 2O in the opposite direction it will be moved against the valve and unseat it so that water' will escape in a thin film over the inner end of the plug l0 and between the valve and seat 9. Obviously this construction permits a minute control of the water flow and as there is practically no wear upon the parts, the faucet can be used indefinitely.

The valve can be readily removed for inspection, etc., simply by unscrewing the plug l() and, should it be desired to remove the stern 2@ vitf Would' merely be. necessary toy detach the cap 19.

What is claimed is:

l. A faucet havingan outlet passage-and an inlet passage, there being an apertured partition between the passages, said inlet passage communicatinggWith a re- CCSS opening through the bottom of' the faucet, a screw nlug', detaehably seated, in the open bottoni oflthel recessand projecting into said recess .close to the partition, lsaid Vplug havinnervfend, springy pressedvalve slidable Within the'.recessedp1ug,a seat; upon, the partition extendin around the aperture therein and vnoli'llflally. engaged, bythe valve, and a screwy stern separatefrorn the valve and engagingthe body, ofthe faucet, said .stein proj eeting through 6131.6V aperture in the partition and-,adapteditoengage. the Valve.

` 2. Afaucethaving an ,outlet passage and an ,inlet passage, there beinga partition between the. passages provided with an, aper- Y ture, ,the inlett passage communicating, With afreess linden thepartton .openngithrough ing: a, recess, ezvrtending.` there into from its the bottom of the faucet, a valve seaton the bottoni ofk the partition. extending around the aperture therein, a screw plug detachably seated in the open bottom of the recess', the inner. portioniof said plug being close to but spaced from the partition and the wall of the recess, there being a recess extending into the plug from the inner end thereof', a spring pressed valve slidably mounted in the recessed plug andnormally engaging the seat, saidplug andpartition cooperating to direct-` fiu-id inA a thin film against the valve andunder the seat when the valve is open,a threaded stem engaging the body of' the faucet and separate from butrnovable against the Valve to unseatit, said stein extending throughvtlie opening in the partition, and' means .for rotating the stern.:y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing asiny. own, ,I have heretov affixed myv signature in the presence off-,two Witnesses.

VILLIAM' GL ETEBQl litnesses FRED GnRD'rs, R. B. DELL. 

